- The pandemic has highlighted the need for stronger intergenerational connections. As there was an immediate and rapid transfers of essential services online and impacted opportunities for intergenerational. Collectively, these factors may have placed older individuals at risk of social isolation and loneliness, especially those who were least mobile or connected.
- Social demographics highlighted a shift from traditional cultural practices to knowledge transfer between generations. Older adults experienced fewer opportunities to adopt previously held roles, such as carer or educator, and were unable to impart wisdom or achieve generative. Consequently, younger generations were less likely to learn skills, history, and heritage from older family or community members.
- Diversity exists across many aspects regions yet some key features remain universal. Specifically, inclusion of participants from older and younger generations, who engaged in shared activities toward a mutual goal, with the aim of improving social, psychological, or health outcomes, such as relationships or attitudes between groups.
Social Isolation
Cultural Knowledge
Lack of Privacy
Disadvantages
Potential for Conflict
Financial Burden
Generational Gaps Space Constraints
Dependency Issues
Thesis Goal
-The aim is to bring 3 generations together performing various activities which are based on their needs and preferences.
1. Children between age of 3-10 year old
2. Teenagers and adults from 18-28 year old
3. Senior citizens above age of 65 year old
-A place that connects the mind and body of an individual that will react in different environment.
-Tackling 3 sustainable goals:
1. Good health and well-being,
2. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient
3. Reduce inequality within and among countries
-A place for immigrants who can feel like home away from home.
-Combating diversity and bringing different communities together.
-Providing amenities like parks and open spaces, work space for people doing work at home, childcare, passing down cultural and family heritage, and focusing on mental health.
Why Do We Need An Intergenerational Space in New York?
-Several new developments make a point of mixing age groups, because who wants to enter the golden years surrounded by only old people?
-The article talked about how Karrie Jacobs doesn’t want to live in the massive continuing care retirement community on Long Island who intended to take its residents (minimum age 62) all the way from “independent living” to hospice care.
-Why is housing designed to help older people stay in the mix becoming a priority?
-Two words: Baby Boomers.
-Currently, there are 73 millions of people, all born between 1946 and 1964.
-According to the Census Bureau, about 10,000 members of this group turn 65 every day, “and by 2030, all boomers will be at least age 65.”
-The largest proportion of American seniors lives in the most intergenerational places: cities like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
Precedents
How Sweden Tackle Intergenerational Issue?
The SällBo project- Sweden
SällBo is a multicultural and multi generational living space in Helsingborg.
Sällbo (which combines the Swedish words for companionship ‘sällskap’ and living ‘bo’.)
The project asks all residents to sign a contract promising to spend at least two hours a week with one another.
Just under half the tenants are young people under the age of 25, and the rest are pensioners.
Project’s goals to combat loneliness and promote social cohesion by giving residents incentives and space for social interaction.
One Flushing
Location: Queens, NY
Size: 232,000sf Status: Completed 2019
One Flushing is a 230 unit intergenerational and all affordable housing development in Queens, NY.
The project includes a 6,000 square foot community center, providing both adult day care and social service needs for the neighborhood.
29,000 Square feet of mixed retail comprised of small and mid-sized spaces.
15,000 Square feet of outdoor recreation space. Areas for tranquility and the practice of tai-chi open to members of the community.
The laundry room, community room and gym are all on the top floor of the building, next to a roof terrace with planter boxes. These small gestures are intended to bring together “residents of all ages, to create some sort of community across generations within the building.”
Manhattan Borough, New York
1,56,273 22.7 Square miles
Population 70,450.8 people per square mile
Population By Age of Boroughs
Queens County, New York
2,278,029 108.7 Square miles
Population 20,952.4 people per square mile
Bronx, New York
1,379,946 42.2 Square miles
Population 32,718.6 people per square mile
Brooklyn, New York
2,590,516 69.4 Square miles
Population 37,339.9 people per square mile
Staten Island, New York
491,133 57.5 Square miles Population 8,538.1 people per square mile
Queens Demographics
MACRO SITE
MANHATTAN-QUEENS
MEZZO SCALE
QUEENS DISTRICT MAP
MICRO SCALE
LOCATED ON QUEENS BLVD
SITE SCALE
MANUFACTURING AREA BEING CONVERTED TO RESIDENTIAL
Maximum Buildable Area
38-01 QUEENS BOULEVARD, 11101
BLOCK 219
TAX LOT 9, 40, 25, 23, 21, 18
ZONING DISTRICT C1-4
LOT SIZE
LOT AREA FAR
MAXIMUM BUILDABLE AREA
ZONING DISTRICT R7-A
LOT SIZE LOT AREA
MAXIMUM BUILDABLE AREA
BUILDING HEIGHT
REQUIRED SETBACK PARKING FACTOR FOR DWELLING UNIT
DWELLING UNIT
200 x 500
Sq ft
= 2.0
SQ FT
200 X 500
Sq ft
= 4.0 400,000 SQ FT
BASE= 40’-75’ MAXIMUM-80’
15’ W=10’
OF DU
37-11 QUEENS BOULEVARD, 11101
BLOCK 220
TAX LOT 9, 34, 18, 25
ZONING DISTRICT C1-4 LOT SIZE
MAXIMUM BUILDABLE AREA
ZONING DISTRICT R7-A
SIZE
MAXIMUM BUILDABLE AREA
BUILDING HEIGHT REQUIRED SETBACK
UNITS
FACTOR FOR DWELLING UNIT
Sq ft
= 2.0
Sq ft 180 X 500
Sq ft
= 4.0 360,000 SQ FT
BASE= 40’-75’ MAXIMUM-85’ N= 15’ W=10’ 50% OF DU
UNITS
DWELLING UNIT 180 x 500
Site Design
Concept Diagram
QUEENS BLVD
Section 1
1/32”: 1’-0”
Section 2 1/32”: 1’-0”
YOGA
READING
Story Board
Mr Kevin who just celebrated his 67th birthday lives with his family in Queens Woodside. He wakes up at 6:00 am in the morning and likes to go morning walk with his friends on a green roof garden.
From 10:00 to 111:00 he goes to the language learning class. Later in a day around 11:00am he loves to go and play chess with his friends while waiting for his grand daughter to comeback from school.
Around 2:00 pm he picks up his granddaughter from school and take her to fresh farmers market for daily grocery shopping.
He then takes his grand daughter to the roof for gardening and let her play with her friends. Later in the evening, he takes his grand daughter to the story telling class before dinner. On weekends he conducts cooking sessions and spiritual class.
Story Board
Daniela, a twenty five year recent graduate who is full time civil engineer work five days a week and commute back and forth to Queens everyday.
Her day starts at 6:00 am in the morning. She loves to go gym in the morning before work and starts her day with nice smoothie that she can get outside her apartment building. She comes home around 6:30pm and loves to go to the dance class on Wednesdays.
She also volunteers to the cooking classes on weekends where they gets to learn how to cook food of different culture and get to interact with her neighbors.
Story Board
Daniela, a twenty five year recent graduate who is full time civil engineer work five days a week and commute back and forth to Queens everyday.
Her day starts at 6:00 am in the morning. She loves to go gym in the morning before work and starts her day with nice smoothie that she can get outside her apartment building. She comes home around 6:30pm and loves to go to the dance class on Wednesdays.
She also volunteers to the cooking classes on weekends where they gets to learn how to cook food of different culture and get to interact with her neighbors.
